'Kinky Boots', 'Matilda' lead Tony nominations

The Tony nominations are in and the musical ‘Kinky Boots’ is leading the pack. ‘Boots’ comes courtesy of writer/performer Harvey Fierstein and a score by first-time Broadway composer Cyndi Lauper. Right on ‘Kinky Boots’ heels is the critically acclaimed ‘Matilda the Musical’, which received 11 nominations.

Revivals of ‘Pippin’ and ‘Golden Boy’ scored 10 and eight nominations, respectively. An updated version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ received nine nominations.

Here’s a complete list of this year’s nominations:

Best Play“The Assembled Parties”“Lucky Guy”“The Testament of Mary”“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Best Musical“Bring it On: The Musical”“A Christmas Story, The Musical”“Kinky Boots”“Matilda The Musical”

Best Revival of a Play“Golden Boy”“Orphans”“The Trip to Bountiful”“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Best Revival of a Musical“Annie”“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”“Pippin”“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayTom Hanks, “Lucky Guy”Nathan Lane, “The Nance”Tracy Letts, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”David Hyde Pierce, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”Tom Sturridge, “Orphans”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayLaurie Metcalf, “The Other Place”Amy Morton, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”Kristine Nielson,”Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”Holland Taylor, “Ann”Cicely Tyson, “The Trip to Bountiful”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBertie Carvel, “Matilda”Santino Fontana, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”Rob McClure, “Chaplin”Billy Porter, “Kinky Boots”Stark Sands, “Kinky Boots”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalStephanie J. Block, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”Carolee Carmello, “Scandalous”Valisia LeKae, “Motown the Musical”Patina Miller, “Pippin”Laura Osnes, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayDanny Burstein, “Golden Boy”Richard Kind, “The Big Knife”Billy Magnussen, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”Tony Shalhoub, “Golden Boy”Courtney B. Vance, “Lucky Guy”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayCarrie Coon, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”Shalita Grant, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”Judith Ivey, “The Heiress,”Judith Light, “The Assembled Parties”Condola Rashad, “The Trip to Bountiful”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalCharl Brown, “Motown the Musical”Keith Carradine, “Hands on a Hardbody”Will Chase, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”Gabriel Ebert, “Matilda the Musical”Terrence Mann, “Pippin”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalAnnaleigh Ashford, “Kinky Boots”Victoria Clark, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”Andrea Martin, “Pippin”Keala Settle, “Hands on a Hardbody”Lauren Ward, “Matilda the Musical”